#481E55#481E55

#481E55 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.103 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#481E55
RGB	rgb(72, 30, 85)
HSL	hsl(286, 48%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(286, 65%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 64.7%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.89, 29.80, -24.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.89, 38.87, 320.06°)
OKLab	oklab(32.21% 0.0761 -0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(32.21% 0.103 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.7762, 2.9623, 8.9128)
Luminance	0.0296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#481E55 #2B551E

analogous

#2C1E55 #481E55 #551E47

triadic

#481E55 #55481E #1E5548

tetradic

#481E55 #552C1E #2B551E #1E4755

square

#481E55 #552C1E #2B551E #1E4755

split-complementary

#481E55 #47551E #1E552C

monochromatic

#130817 #220E28 #481E55 #6E2E82 #953EAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.19

#481E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.59

#481E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #481E55

13.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##481E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##481E55	1.00	13.19	1.59	13.19
#FFFFFF	13.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F2D57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#203154

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#482736

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #481e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 30, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.103 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5d85',
    500: '#481e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #481e55;
$custom-light: #7d5d85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#481e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.818,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32213,
    "c": 0.10317,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#481E55

secondary

#558A45

accent

#D75070

background

#F7F5F8

surface

#EEE9EF

border

#C9C5CA

text

#0A040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #481E55

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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